Man shot outside casino in Evansville

EVANSVILLE – Police said a man was shot once in the back during a fight outside Casino Aztar in Evansville.

Police said 28-year-old Cornelius Harrell of Evansville was getting into a cab when the shooting happened about 2 a.m. Thursday. He was hospitalized in serious condition.

Lt. Karla Larmore told the Evansville Courier & Press that Harrell knows the man who shot him and identified him to investigators. The suspected gunman surrendered to police several hours later.